An Imaging Survey of Satellite Galaxies

Laine, S.; Siopis, C.; Zaritsky, D.; van der Marel, R. P.; Holley-Bockelmann, K.; Gutiérrez, C.; Kotilainen, J. K.
Bibliographical reference

Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks ASP Conference Series, Vol. 396, Proceedings of the conference held 1-5 October, 2007 at the Centro Convegni Matteo Ricci, Rome, Italy. Edited by José G. Funes, S.J., and Enrico Maria Corsini. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008., p.277

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10
2008
Number of authors
7
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
1
Refereed citations
1
Description
We have made B, V, and I-band observations of satellite galaxies which lie around isolated disk galaxies, using the satellite sample of Zaritsky et al. (1997). We present 3D light profiles of the centers of these satellites, and discuss how we plan to use the profiles to study the survival or disruption of satellites in minor mergers, an issue that has several important implications.